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Maple Leafs 2, Senators 0

TORONTO (AP) – Gary Roberts scored twice and Ed Belfour stopped all 31 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Saturday night to even the first-round playoff series at one game apiece.

Fans chanted Eddie! Eddie!’ throughout as Belfour recorded his 12th career shutout in the playoffs, and his 83rd win, tying him with New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur for first place among active goaltenders.

Belfour made his best save during an Ottawa power play in the third period, robbing Daniel Alfredsson of a goal with a glove save.

Mats Sundin assisted on both goals for the Maple Leafs, who had 26 shots after managing just 17 Thursday in the series-opening 4-2 loss.

Ottawa, which went 0-for-6 on the power-play, will host Games 3 and 4 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series on Monday and Wednesday. The Senators have been eliminated by their provincial rivals in each of their last three playoff meetings.

Roberts made it 2-0 when he scored while Toronto had a two-man advantage.

Darcy Tucker gave Toronto a spark by returning from a 14-game absence, resulting from an abdomen injury. Defenseman Ken Klee also rejoined the lineup after missing eight games because of a shoulder injury.

Toronto defenseman Bryan McCabe tied up an Ottawa defenseman before Roberts put a wrist shot between Patrick Lalime’s pads at 10:40 of the first.

Just five seconds after Alfredsson received a roughing penalty in the second period, Zdeno Chara was called for cross-checking. Toronto defenseman Brian Leetch put a slap shot off Lalime before Roberts put the rebound in at 6:02.

Ottawa scored the tying and go-ahead goals on Thursday after Toronto received two consecutive penalties.

Notes: Ottawa forward Jason Spezza was a healthy scratch for the second straight game. … Toronto enforcer Tie Domi sent Marian Hossa to the ice with a crushing check in the first. … Toronto fans cheered when it was announced that D Aki Berg and LW Mikael Renberg of the Maple Leafs wouldn’t play. Berg was a minus-1 in Game 1, and Renberg was even.

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